Re: base-config broken

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

On (19/08/05 09:03), Kent West wrote:
> David Goodenough wrote:
> 
> >Actually if you have already used apt-get to download the package then
> >simply editing it in place:-
> >
> >sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/info/base-config.postinst
> >
> >and getting rid of the offending /
> >
> >and then rerunning apt-get -u upgrade
> >
> >is quite sufficient.  There is no need to get the source.
> >  
> >
> 
> Concerning this last method: in a situation like this, even if you don't
> have access to bug reports, you can look at the file mentioned, at the
> line mentioned ("/var/lib/dpkg/info/base-config.postinst: line 59:
> syntax error near unexpected token `db_fset'"), and often typos will be
> evident, even to non-programmers (but of course, sometimes not). Fix the
> typo, save the file, and try your upgrade again.
> 
> Do this one time, and two things will happen:
> 
> 1) You'll be very proud of yourself

You're right .... thanks ;)
> 
> and
> 
> 2) You'll appreciate the Freedom aspect of Free Software and the
> text-based aspect of much of *nix, which allows you to fix your own
> problems instead of being dependent on some other entity.

Well there's an empowering experience!

Regards

Clive

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